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Hi, I am struggling to work out what my violin is prior to auction and was hoping to enlist the support of some experts! Below is the dendro report, which has produced unclear outcomes. Hoping someone could kindly provide their expert opinion. One thing is throwing me, Mittenwald violins are made with a one-piece bottom rib, which doesn't appear to be the case with this violin. Dendro Report: The belly is made in 2 sections, jointed down the middle. A total of 71 rings were measured on the bass side and 77 on the treble side. The grain orientation (tree-ring growth direction) runs from the edges inward on both sides. The tests were processed using the formula devised by Baillie & Pilcher for their 1973 CROS crossdating algorithm. This formula has been used by most professional dendrochronological software ever since. Results The most significant cross-matches with my database place the latest visible fully formed growth-ring on the bass side at A.D.1805 and a little later at A.D.1816 on the treble side. As the spring growth of the following year is just visible after the latest rings measured, one year needs to be added to the dates found, leading to an overall terminus post quem or earliest possible felling year of A.D.1817. A comparison of the plotted data on a graph shows very similar ring-patterns, slightly offset in time from each other. It seems clear that the 2 piece were recovered from the same tree. As the 2 sides are related, their data were combined into a mean chronology, which usually represents the general ring-pattern of the tree better than individual ring-series. The data were initially tested against published regional data from the International Tree-Ring Data-Bank (ITRDB). Several highly significant cross-matches were identified. The strongest results suggest that the origin of the trees is the central Alps. References from Switzerland, Kreuth in Bavaria, and southern Austria crossdated significantly. A good response was obtained against data from other instruments, with over 300 ring-patterns cross-matching significantly. From our database, they most significant cross-matches with the mean chronology (combined bass and treble side data) refer to the following instruments: A c.1840 Mittenwald violin, an 1870s French violin by JB Vuillaume, a 3/4 size Mittenwald violin of the Neuner school c.1860s, a violin attributed to the Panormo school, a Bavarian violin copy of Del Gesù, a c.1820/30 English viola of the Panormo/Furber school, a violin attributed to the "Marche" central Italian school, a c.1850/60 Mittenwald violin of the Neuner school, a French violin (Hill's import), a violin probably French c.1835/40, a Mittenwald Neuner violin , a c.1830 violin attributed to Italian school, a 1886 Mittenwald cello of the Neuner school, a 1838 French violin by A.S.P Bernardel, a c.1920 Italian violin by Leandro Bisiach, a French 1902 violin by Paul Bailly, an 1820 Mittenwald violin by Johannes Rieger, a 19th century Mittenwald violin, a c.1830s English cello, a c.1850/55 Mittenwald cello of the Neuner school, a c.1800 Bavarian/Mittenwald violin, a violin stamped "Goulding" possibly Mittenwald import, a French "Maggini copy, possibly Vuillaume workshop, a c.1890 German violin of the Dresden school, an English early 19th century cello probably by Joseph Panormo, a c.1855 Mittenwald cello, a c.1820/25 English violin by Jacob Fendt, a c.1890 Mittenwald violin by Neuner & Hornsteiner, an English viola of the Panormo school, a c.1840s Mittenwald Neuner violin, etc... The cross-matching tests identified correlations with instruments from a variety of origins, and it is therefore not possible to suggest a credible provenance for the instrument based on the results. Conclusion Essentially, with a dendrochronological or terminus post quem date of 1817, a making date from about the very early 1820s onward is possible.
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This violin was said to be made by Jean Ouvrard, an early 18th century French maker. Could this be an authentic example? Is the scroll original? Thank you!
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Dear friends, Does anybody know about this maker " Corolla" whose name is Nadegini. I have been doing some research but the label inside the instrument does not seem to correspond to the instrument.Apparently Nadegini used letters; here " A" before the number corresponds to Paganini's Guanerius Canone model of 1742. This looks like a Strad model ..Any thoughts anyone . Many thanks.
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Hi Guys and Gals. Let me start by saying thanks to all those who have shared their expertise here. I have not posted often but have learned much from what many of you have contributed these last several years. Whether my skills have improved from it is yet to be decided...... I recently managed to pick up a possibly awful, but interesting (but maybe not awfully interesting) violin to practice more of my psuedo-restoration skills on. First, however, I want to make sure it isn't a Strad, just in case he made some violins while vacationing in France (like I have heard here that he did in Germany sometimes). I would love to know what it really is and what era it belongs to. Second, I would welcome any expert suggestions on the best approach to repairing it. The lower bout/rib on the treble side appears to have been very poorly repaired/misaligned at one time and needs to be pulled apart and properly repaired again. I assume that taking out the bottom block, shaving the ribs to about a 1/2" taper and splicing in a new piece behind them is the best way to fix that? The ribs could be much better aligned with the plates in this area too. Also, the areas under the bridge feet show what looks like, and feels like alot of wear down into the top plate wood. However, measuring with a makeshift feeler gauge under a steel rule only shows about .006" (.2 mm) wear in this area max. Should I be concerned enough to add any wood under this area when the top plate is off? It feels and looks much deeper than that measurement! What I know about the violin. ... The label wants to infer that it is French (Caussin Luthier, Neufchateau (Vosges)). It gives every impression that it had been used quite a bit and is very worn, almost to the purfling where the chin goes and the hand go. No evidence that I can see that a chinrest was ever attached (interesting). It has markings on it that make me wonder if it once was a school violin. It has an eight digit number scratched into the back below the button (school violin???). It also has a very small number (2778) stamped into the ribs near the end pin. I do not have decades of experience, but looking at the violin in person leaves me with the impression that the belly plate and the back plate have been made with noticably more care originally than the scroll/neck were. This is because what is left of the original plate edges, surfaces and purfling just seem more carefully done. The plates are smooth on the inside (however there are no cleats on the belly plate, even though it is also made of two pieces). Cleats on the back plate in the French style I think. Bass bar is a separate piece. It has 4 corner blocks and linings. From what I can see the corner blocks look like the wider versions that allowed more clamping area, like I believe was more common on French work? The rib miters seem to meet, best as I can tell, on the C-bout side. When you get to the scroll and neck, you quickly notice that the scroll is quite noticably out of alignment with the neck laterally. The scroll carving/fluting stops well short of what you would hope to see on a better violin. Actually, the location of hole for the endpin is measurably off to the bass side by a bit, so I guess that the scroll and neck are not the only things done a little sloppy. Some measurements...bottom bouts measure 203 mm, top bouts measure 163 mm, C bouts measure 106 mm, length of back plate (not including button) is about 357. Rib height in the C bouts is 32 mm. Top plate height is about 14.1 mm. Bottom plate height is 14.7 mm. The neck seems to have been cut a bit thin originally, being around 17.3 mm thick, including fingerboard, along most of its length. I cannot see any "embossing" effect on the label to indicate older printing methods, but then it is a little hard to be sure. No other visible labeling or marking inside that I can see. No "France" or "Made in France" labels to date it to the 20th century. No signs of missing labels I can see. The rosewood pegs look old, or at least show evidence of much handwork in fitting. The finish seems to be a thin feeling alcohol-solvable one. Thanks in advance for any help you can give..... Kev
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I am trying out a violin labeled as Leon Bernardel, 1928 but I don't think that is what it is. On the inside back, approx 1 " below the treble f-hole is a signature - it looks like P Chipot No. 36. I don't have a small enough camera to photograph it but I drew what is a reasonable facsimile, pictured below. I cannot find any information, however, to indicate that Paul Jean Baptiste Chipot signed his instruments in this way or that he worked in the Bernardel shop, and why isn't the instrument dated? The purfling and f-holes looks to me like classic Chipot work but it is awfully perfect. Is this a knockoff of some kind? Any info will be appreciated. Thanks. Annie
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Hey , I'd love to know if anyone knows the label inside And be able to verify that is a French violin http://jpg.co.il/download/56c970afda865.jpg http://jpg.co.il/download/56c970cdb3f87.jpg http://jpg.co.il/download/56c970e3eb22b.jpg http://jpg.co.il/download/56c970f25d1da.jpg http://jpg.co.il/view/56c9710ab68fd.jpg/ http://jpg.co.il/download/56c9711a002dc.jpg http://jpg.co.il/download/56c9714f8715f.jpg
